Indecency
Pronunciation : In*de"cen*cy
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. indecentia unseemliness: cf. F. ind?cence.]
Definition : 1. The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity.
2. That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against delicacy. They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear or the eye of modesty any of the indecencies I allude to, are pests of society. Beattie.
Syn. -- Indelicacy; indecorum; immodesty; impurity; obscenity. See Indecorum.
pl. Indecencies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913